Egypt vs Mexico: Nitrogen fertilizer use
Egypt
1.28 million tonnes
in 2023
Mexico
1.37 million tonnes
in 2023
Egypt rank
16th
Mexico rank
15th
Nitrogen fertilizer use over time
- Egypt
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 1.37 million tonnes against 1.28 million tonnes in Egypt, a difference of 89,130 tonnes.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 16th and Mexico ranks 15th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 248,888 tonnes | 257,939 tonnes | 9,051 tonnes | Mexico |
| 1970s | 402,709 tonnes | 641,248 tonnes | 238,540 tonnes | Mexico |
| 1980s | 674,582 tonnes | 1.20 million tonnes | 525,989 tonnes | Mexico |
| 1990s | 872,016 tonnes | 1.22 million tonnes | 347,614 tonnes | Mexico |
| 2000s | 1.19 million tonnes | 1.12 million tonnes | 68,178 tonnes | Egypt |
| 2010s | 1.21 million tonnes | 1.33 million tonnes | 126,480 tonnes | Mexico |
| 2020s | 1.31 million tonnes | 1.28 million tonnes | 32,458 tonnes | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, Egypt or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 1.37 million tonnes against 1.28 million tonnes in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use between Egypt and Mexico?
- 89,130 tonnes, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Mexico?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Mexico rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use?
- Egypt ranks 16th and Mexico ranks 15th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrogen fertilizer use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measures total nitrogen inputs, including synthetic fertilizers alongside organic inputs from manure and crop fixation. Measured in tonnes of nitrogen.